Roe V. Wade was overturned in America on June 24, 2022 – eliminating women’s constitutional right to abortion.
This decision leaves it up to individual states to decide whether to allow abortions there, and will most likely lead to all but total bans on the procedure in nearly half the country.
The 6-3 ruling, which will completely change the landscape of women’s reproductive rights in the US, has sparked outrage worldwide.
After the ruling was revealed on Friday, a host of famous faces shared their grief over the decision online – including Michelle Obama.
Major celebrities like Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Alicia Keyes and Kim Kardashian have now condemned the ruling on social media too.
In a heartfelt tweet, Harry wrote: “I’m absolutely devastated for the people of America today. Check on your friends. Look after each other.”
“We’re all in this together, and the fight is just beginning. A truly dark day for America.”
I’m absolutely devastated for the people of America today.
Check on your friends.
Look after each other.
We’re all in this together, and the fight is just beginning.
A truly dark day for America.
— Harry Styles. (@Harry_Styles) June 24, 2022
Lizzo has pledged $500k from her upcoming tour to Planned Parenthood and Abortion Rights, which Live Nation has agreed to match, making it 1 million dollars.
The singer added that “the most important thing” at the moment is “action & loud voices.”
“Black women & women of colour have historically had disproportionately less access to family planning resources – this is a great loss but not a new one,” she wrote on Instagram.
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Taylor Swift re-posted Michelle Obama’s emotional statement about the ruling, and added that she was “absolutely terrified.”
“After so many decades of people fighting for women’s right to their own bodies, today’s decision has stripped us of that,” she wrote.
During her Glastonbury set on Friday, Billie Eilish told the crowd: “Today is a really really dark day for women in the US. I’m just gonna say that because I can’t bear to think about it any longer.”
.@billieeilish during her set @glastonbury: “Today is a very dark day for women in America. … I can’t bear to think about it anymore.” #roevwade pic.twitter.com/d5m7nGJHl9
— Jami Ganz (@jamiganz) June 24, 2022
Girl On Fire singer Alicia Keys wrote, “F****n bullshit!! This decision is about more than abortion, it’s about who has authority to make decisions for you, and who is going to control how your future turns out.”
Mariah Carey explained that it was “disheartening to have to try to explain to my 11 year old daughter why we live in a world where women’s rights are disintegrating in front of our eyes.”
It is truly unfathomable and disheartening to have to try to explain to my 11 year old daughter why we live in a world where women’s rights are disintegrating in front of our eyes.
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) June 24, 2022
Elsewhere, other famous faces summed up their feelings about the ruling incredibly simply.
On her Instagram Story, Kim Kardashian wrote, “In America guns have more rights than women.”
Actor Josh Gad wrote on Twitter, “You don’t need 280 characters today. Just one word: Rage,” while Jon Favreau said, “An enraging, tragic catastrophe that will endanger the health and lives of millions… F**k these people.”
Danny DeVito also tweeted, “Supreme Court my ass.”
You don’t need 280 characters today. Just one word: Rage https://t.co/ECu46yV70L
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) June 24, 2022
Supreme Court my ass
— Danny DeVito (@DannyDeVito) June 24, 2022
